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ASMAG Receives the ENERGY GLOBE Fire Award

Saving Energy and Reducing CO2 – We all win!

After an innovative renovation of its industrial premises, ASMAG GmbH
was able to reduce operating costs by one-tenth, sustainably reduce CO2
emissions by 159 tons annually, and save more than €40,000 in energy expenses.
The energy usage achieved through this project makes this building the first
and only industrial property in Austria to use highly-efficient KIGO low
temperature steel plate ceilings, solar heat on its facade and background heat
pump technology for heating and cooling. All of this has now earned ASMAG the
2017 ENERGY GLOBE Austria.*

The environment is not all that benefits from this long-range
combination of energy-saving elements. The health and well-being of associates
working in the building benefit directly as well. Finished overwhelmingly with natural building
materials and natural materials within, the interior is maintained at a
comfortable temperature in winter and pleasantly cooled in summer, thanks to
KIGO climate-control ceilings. Highly efficient, uniform heating is provided
not only in the office areas but in the large production areas as well, due to
very low temperature gradients and the high reactivity of the climate ceilings.
The micro-climate this creates is healthy, pleasant, and 100 percent natural.

Everything about this cutting edge heating system is well designed.
Whether it’s the cladding on the exterior or what’s hanging from the ceilings
inside, it’s all space saving, and the more elaborate installation of floor
heating into the screed is not required. With energy savings of up to 45
percent, the KIGO system is also easily adaptable and can be combined, as here,
with any energy source and precisely regulated. Beyond that, it’s almost
maintenance free and ensures that dust and microbes are not circulated and
spread through the area. It doesn’t generate annoying noise either; solar
heating and KIGO cooling are utterly quiet.

So this package of sustainable components actually represents ideal
benefits for all of us. When put to use, environmental protection benefits
people and the planet. “Small projects add up to major results,” according to
Johann Vielhaber, the driving force behind the project and managing owner of ASMAG.
“It’s in our power to use new technologies to solve urgent problems facing
humanity. Our motto is ‘We all make the world go round.’ And when each of us
makes a contribution, the world will certainly benefit in the future!”

This confirms once again the spirit and purpose of the ENERGY GLOBE
Award established by Wolfgang Neumann in 1999. “I was deeply impressed again by
the more than 30 different projects that were submitted and even more so by the
ones that I could give the Energy Globe Award Austria. This enormous effort on
behalf of the environment gives us hope that we will leave future generations a
world that will be livable well into the future,” according to Neumann, who
came to Wels to confer the award.

* What is the ENERGY GLOBE Award?

The ENERGY GLOBE Award was established in 1999 by Wolfgang Neumann, the
Austrian energy pioneer, and today it is one of the most prestigious
environmental awards in the world.

The Energy Globe Award annually spotlights outstanding sustainable
projects that focus on conservation of resources, energy efficiency, and the
use of renewable energy sources.

The goal of the Award is to bring good, easily implemented solutions to
as wide an audience as possible by using the multiplier effect of the media.
All projects that use resources
carefully and conservatively or that put renewable energy to use are invited to
participate.

The winning international projects in the six categories of earth,
fire, water, air, youth, and sustainable plastics are honored in a TV gala that
is broadcast worldwide.

Innovative projects and initiatives from more than 170 countries are
submitted annually, totaling more than 6,000 projects since 1999.

How does the ENERGY GLOBE Award work?

Regional (provincial)
ENERGY GLOBE Awards

The ENERGY GLOBE Award is presented as a regional prize in all Austrian
provinces, together with partners. ENERGY GLOBE hopes that this broad Austrian
presence will give many more sustainable project innovators an opportunity to
present their outstanding environmental contributions to the public in their
province.

National ENERGY GLOBE
Awards

This award goes to the best project submitted in the country (e.g.
ENERGY GLOBE Austria, ENERGY GLOBE Argentina). National winners receive a
certificate that is presented by a partner organization (when available) in
that country. In some countries, the national award is subdivided into
categories, and the coveted statues are bestowed along with the certificate.

International ENERGY
GLOBE Awards/World Award

The international ENERGY GLOBE Award is bestowed on the best projects
in the five categories of earth, fire, water, air, and youth and the special
category of sustainable plastics.